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所谓

所谓 (suǒ wèi): So-called / Alleged (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

所谓 consists of 2 characters.

measure word for buildings; place

to say, to call, to tell

Word Info

Pinyinsuǒ wèi

MeaningSo-called / Alleged

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word所谓

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 所谓.

Words with 所

所以suǒ yǐHSK 2
厕所cè suǒHSK 4
所有suǒ yǒuHSK 4
无所谓wú suǒ wèiHSK 5
派出所pài chū suǒHSK 5
场所chǎng suǒHSK 6
之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 6
众所周知zhòng suǒ zhōu zhīHSK 6

Words with 谓

无所谓wú suǒ wèiHSK 5
可谓kě wèiHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 所谓 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 所谓 with other words naturally.

Noun Phrasewith幸福

suǒ所

wèi谓

xìng幸

fú福

neutralWritten

what is called happiness

Subject + Verbwith就是

zhè这

jiù就

shì是

suǒ所

wèi谓

Adjective + Noun

suǒ所

wèi谓

zì自

yóu由

neutral

so-called freedom

4.

Example Sentences with 所谓

tā他

shuō说

de的

suǒ所

wèi谓

péng朋

yǒu友

neutral

this is what is called

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

zhuān专

jiā家

neutral

so-called expert

，

qí其

shí实

zhǐ只

shì是

lín邻

jū居

。

The so-called friend he mentioned is actually just a neighbor.

tā他

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

chéng成

gōng功

，

bú不

guò过

shì是

yùn运

qi气

hǎo好

bà罢

le了

。

His so-called success is nothing more than good luck.

tā他

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

wán完

měi美

jì计

huà划

，

shí实

jì际

shang上

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

lòu漏

dòng洞

。

His so-called perfect plan is actually full of loopholes.

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

shì市

chǎng场

jī机

yù遇

，

zhēn真

de的

zhí值

dé得

wǒ我

men们

tóu投

rù入

quán全

bù部

zī资

yuán源

ma吗

？

Is the so-called market opportunity really worth us investing all our resources?

suǒ所

wèi谓

jiàn健

kāng康

yǐn饮

shí食

，

jiù就

shì是

yào要

duō多

chī吃

shū蔬

cài菜

shuǐ水

guǒ果

。

The so-called healthy diet means eating more vegetables and fruits.

zài在

bào报

gào告

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

men们

bì必

xū须

jǐn谨

shèn慎

yǐn引

yòng用

nà那

xiē些

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

shì事

shí实

。

In the report, we must be cautious when citing those alleged facts.

bié别

tài太

xiāng相

xìn信

tā他

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

nèi内

bù部

xiāo消

xī息

，

nà那

kě可

néng能

zhǐ只

shì是

yáo谣

yán言

。

Don't trust his so-called insider information too much; it might just be a rumor.

suǒ所

wèi谓

chéng成

gōng功

，

bù不

tóng同

de的

rén人

yǒu有

bù不

tóng同

de的

dìng定

yì义

。

The so-called success has different definitions for different people.

suǒ所

wèi谓

de的

jié捷

jìng径

，

wǎng往

wǎng往

xū需

yào要

fù付

chū出

yì意

xiǎng想

bú不

dào到

de的

dài代

jià价

。

The so-called shortcut often requires paying an unexpected price.